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Submissions from 2023
Telemedcine and Parental Frustration in Accessing Pediatrics Care, Aishat Adewoye, Jennifer Akpo, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng
Relationship between Community Perception of Hospital COVID-19 Response and Future use, Aishat Adewoye, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Blerta Shehaj, and Angela Peden
Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Particulate Matter, Bioaerosols, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Cotton Farms During Cotton Harvesting, Atin Adhikari, Pratik Banerjee, Daleniece Higgins, Caleb Adeoye, Sonam Sherpa, and Taylor Thornton
Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge During Pregnancy: Public Health Implications, Ariel Alston, Helen W. Bland, Ana M. Palacios, and Evelyn Fagan
Provider-Patient Communication and Pediatric Hospital Utilization, Samuel Anokye-Mensah, Aishat Adewoye, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng
Hospital-Community Engagement, Community Collective Efficacy and Rural Critical Access Hospital Reputation, Bettye A. Apenteng, Aishat Adewoye, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Angela H. Peden, Charles Owens, and William Mase
Challenges Impacting Groundwater Quality and Health in Coastal Southeastern USA, Asli Aslan
Microbial Source Tracking for Advanced Water and Wastewater Management in Georgia., Asli Aslan
Safe Water, Sustainable Environment, and Resilient Communities: Preparing Coastal Georgia for a New Chapter, Asli Aslan
The Role of mHealth Messaging in Improving Health and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar H. Shah, Kingsley A. Kalu, and Bushra Shah
The Lifecourse Perspective Theory as a strategy for improving Maternal Mortality in Georgia, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Alisha Riggins
Efficacy of Removing Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria from Wastewater Effluent using Algal Turf Scrubbers, Victoria A. Clower, A. Sicardi, and Asli Aslan
Tetracycline Resistant Bacteria Occurrence Before and After Treating Wastewater Effluents with Algal Turf Scrubbers, Victoria A. Clower, A. Sicardi, and Asli Aslan
Skin Itching, Eye Irritations, and Respiratory Symptoms Among Swimming Pool Users and Nearby Residents in Relation to Stationary Airborne Chlorine Gas Exposure Levels, Victor Ezeamii, Atin Adhikari, Kaleigh E. Caldwell, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Chekwube Obiyano, and Kingsley A. Kalu
Knowledge of Pregnancy and Postpartum Complications up to One Year Postpartum Compared by Rurality, Evelyn Fagan, Alisha Riggins, Ariel A. Alston, Mario Keko, Ana M. Palacios, Helen W. Bland, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Association Between COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Religiosity Among Elderly with Comorbidities, Kingsley A. Kalu and Ho-Jui Tung
Associations Between Atmospheric Ozone, P.M 2.5, and Incidence Rates of Adult Diabetes, Kingsley A. Kalu, Jingjing Yin, Victoria A. Clower, and Atin Adhikari
Improving Employee Engagement in Rural Georgia Healthcare, Linda Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, William Mase, and Angela H. Peden
Opioid Overdose and Substance Misuse Harm Reduction, William Mase, Bret Frazier, and Catherine Tootle
Development of a Tele-Community Health Worker Program for Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Mapillar Dahn, Milline Nuahn, and Shyterria Johnson
ICD-10 z-codes: Possible provider utilization bias, Katie M. Mercer, Leighton Dennie, and Jackie Mesenbrink
A Secondary Data Analysis Exploring the Impacts of Synchronous and Asynchronous Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Training: A Pilot Study, Jackie Mesenbrink
Assessing the Impact of Online Sexual Assault Prevention Education: Measuring Program Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Student Educator (SASE) Training, Jackie Mesenbrink and Nidhi Patel
Parental Knowledge and Perceptions on Prevention of SUID and Infant Care, Dziyana Nazaruk, Ana Palacios, Joseph Telfair, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Nandi A. Marshall
Impact of Climate Change on Airborne Mold Spores in a Metropolitan Atmosphere, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Ferdous Ahmeda, Clara Ray, Jingjing Yin, Anindya Chanda, Burcu Adivar, and Atin Adhikari
Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies, Ghana, Sylvia Ofori, Jessica S. Schwind, Kelly L. Sullivan, Gerardo Chowell, Benjamin Cowling, and Isaac Fung
Characterization of snack servings in childcare programs from Southeast Georgia, Weston L. Oliver, Amber Gatling, Neil Saha, Ariel A. Alston, Ana M. Palacios, Dziyana Nazaruk, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Hens Hatching Hope: A Community-Based Egg Project Aiming To Improve Nutritional and Health Status of Young Children in Rural Honduras, Ana M. Palacios, Mario Keko, Gisela Ramos, Laura Manship, Dziyana Nazaruk, Haresh Rochani, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Joseph Telfair, and Asli Aslan
From Evidence to Practice: Implementing Effective Nutrition and High-quality Early Childhood Education in Low Resource Settings, the Successful Case of the Guatemala City Municipal Nurseries, Ana M. Palacios, Erik Parker, Lisa Villanueva, Matthew Flynn, Helen Bland, Stephanie Dickinson, Dziyana Nazaruk, Joseph Telfair, and Greg Reinhart
Hospital Pricing Transparency in Georgia, Foram Patel, Linda Kimsey, Melvin Lamboy-Ruiz, and Yelena Tarasenko
Georgia Healthy Beaches Nowcast: Development of a Predictive Model for Bacteria Levels at Tybee Island Beaches, Luke Roberson and Asli Aslan
An Experimental Technique to Determine the Barrier Performance of Medical Gloves When Stretched, Dorothy Seybold, Kyle E. Jorgensen, Rocio Perez, Jing Kersey, Anirudda Mitra, Atin Adhikari, and Jhy-Charm Soo
Improving health outcomes through data collection and visualization. Building healthy rural communities in Georgia, Blerta Shehaj, Linda Kimsey, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden
An Assessment of Healthcare Barriers and Health Needs for Rural Residents. Results From a Qualitative Approach, Blerta Shehaj, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden
The Case for Cultural Competency, Stacy W. Smallwood
Exposure to Airborne Endotoxin and Glyphosate Residues in Farms: Respiratory Deposition Modeling of Particulate Fractions and Personal Protective Equipment Selection, Jhy-Charm Soo and Atin Adhikari
Development of a Test Method to Determine Inhalation Exposure of Microplastic Particles When Reusable Disposable Masks in Place, Jhy-Charm Soo, R. L. Perez, Atin Adhikari, and Yunfeng Chen
Utilization of Advanced Care Planning Between Veteran and Non-veteran Decedents of the Health and Retirement Study, Ho-Jui Tung and Ming-Chin Yeh
Developing a Framework for Sustainable Processing of Food Waste with Existing Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure, Nizam Uddin, Cassidy Hartog, Emma Murray, Luke Roberson, Asli Aslan, Francisco Cubas-Suazo, and Stetson Rowles
Collaboration on Health Promotion/Environmental Health Project to Reduce Period Poverty on a College Campus, Gabi Wiggill, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gemma Skuraton
Utilizing the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program to Address the United States Opioid Epidemic: A Focus on Metro Atlanta, Georgia, Tamara Wright and Atin Adhikari
Submissions from 2022
Airborne Particulate Matter in a Ready-mix Concrete Plant and Assessment of a New Air Curtain Technology for Protecting Workers From Dust Exposures, Atin Adhikari, Victoria A. Clower, Jenny Landers, Matthew G. Adharsingh, Dalton Smith, Saman Hedjazi, and Aniruddha Mitra
Depression, Substance Use and the Role of Race as a Moderator, Diana L. Aguirre, Blerta Shehaj, and Bettye Apenteng
Using Benefit-Risk Measure to Evaluate Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers: A Collapsing Net Benefit Approach, Ferdous Ahmeda and Hani W. Samawi
Disparities in the Use of Telemedicine by Immigrants during COVID-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Akpo, Aishat Adewoye, and Samuel T. Opoku
Impact of Embedded Fitness Programming in Southeastern Georgia Career Firefighters, Derick Anglin, G. A. Ryan, Thomas Nagel, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Catherine G. Gallagher, and Bridget F. Melton
The Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Strengthening Rural Health Delivery Systems, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Angela H. Peden, and William Mase
Building Partnerships for Water Quality and Health in Georgia, Asli Aslan
Microbial Source Tracking to Protect Georgia’s Watersheds, Asli Aslan
Water Quality and Health at Coastal Georgia in a Changing Environment, Asli Aslan
Water Quality in the Rapid Testing Era and Effective Public Health Risk Communication, Asli Aslan
Water Quality in the Rapid Testing Era and Effective Public Health Risk Communication, Asli Aslan
The Association of Adequate Sleep Duration with Mental Health and Academic Performance in Children with ASD, Tolulope Awolusi, Kelly L. Sullivan, Logan Cowan, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Social Media Engagement Among Individuals with Depression or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna and Gulzar H. Shah
The Perplexing Relationship: Colorectal Cancer and Folate, Anunay Bhattacharya, Jian Zhang, Marian Tabi, Jingjing Yin, and Logan Cowan
Quantitation of Antibodies Reacting With Rickettsia Antigens in Sera of Healthy Individuals From Georgia, USA, Kay’La Brennon and Marina Eremeeva
Perceptions of LGBT Older Adults on Long-term Care Services, Derek Cegelka, Victoria Wagner-Greene, and Stacy Smallwood
Associations between Average ozone, PM2.5 levels and Asthma among Medicare Beneficiaries in the State of Georgia, Victoria A. Clower, Kingsley A. Kalu, Atin Adhikari, and Katie-Anne Arnoldy
Associations among Participation, Activity, and Neighborhood Characteristics among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Rachel Hott, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani Dr., Ashley Walker, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Associations among Participation, Activity, and Neighborhood Characteristics among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Rachel Hott, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Ashley D. Walker Colquitt, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Weight Status, Parental Concern about Weight, and the Relationship to Physical Activity and Sport among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Mario Keko, Cory Cribb, Christopher M. Modlesky, Haresh Rochani, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Weight Status, Parental Concern About Weight, and the Relationship to Physical Activity and Sport Among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sarah Creveling, Mario Keko, Cory Cribb, Haresh Rochani, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Pain, Physical Activity, and Activities of Daily Living among Children with Developmental Disability, Sarah Creveling, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Knowledge on Exercise Behaviors During Pregnancy, Gregory A. Cummins, Ana M. Palacios, and Helen Bland
Transcriptional expression of antimicrobial peptides in Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Bartonella bacilliformis, Garrett J. Cutchin and Marina Eremeeva
Knowledge of Pregnancy Complications and Urgent Maternal Warning Signs up to One Year Postpartum, E. Fagan, Ariel Alston, Helen W. Bland, and Ana M. Palacios
Effects of Dental Glove Materials on Mitigation of Vibration Exposures in Dentistry, Randall Ford, Atin Adhikari, Aniruddha Mitra, Jenny Landers, Matthew G. Adharsingh, Dalton Smith, Foram Patel, Ferdous Ahmeda, and Karabi Barai
Digital Health and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Isaac Fung
Capacity-Building Toward a Patient-Centered Research Translation Model: Lessons from Sickle Cell Disease Management, Rachel A. Hanebutt, Velma McBride Murry, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Dominique Bulgin, Alexis Gorden, and Reginald French
COVID-19 Transmission Potential and Policy Changes in Hawaii and Guam March 2020-April 2022, Xinyi Hua, Tori D. Defoe, Destiny Jordan, Alexia C. Lewis, Deandra L. Massey, and Isaac Fung
Elevated COVID-19 Case Rates of Government Employees, District of Columbia, 2020-22, Xinyi Hua, Jingjing Yin, and Isaac Fung
Use of Telehealth in the Delivery of HIV Services in Rural America During The COVID-19 Pandemic, I. Kabore, B. Evans, C. Samuel, William Mase, Stacy Smallwood, G. Akudibillah, K. Achebe, and B. Wright
Hens Hatching Hope: A SWOT Analysis, Lilly Karsa, Ana M. Palacios, and Dziyana Nazaruk
Cox model for Weibull Survival Data, Mario Keko, Marwan Alsharmana, Djhenne Dalmacy, and Lili Yu
Mental Health, Physical Activity and Sport Participation among Children with Developmental Disabilities, Mario Keko, Sarah Creveling, Haresh Rochani, Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Mental Health Disorders, Receipt of Mental Health Care, and the Relationship to Physical Activity and Sport Among Children with Cerebral Palsy, Mario Keko, Cory Cribb, Sarah Creveling, Haresh Rochani Dr., Christopher M. Modlesky, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Characterization of Dietary Diversity in Infants and Toddlers from Intibucá, Honduras, Mario Keko and Ana M. Palacios
COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Clinical manifestation and effect of comorbidities on outcomes of hospitalized SARI cases, Mario Keko and Karl E. Peace
Medicaid Managed Care Organizations and Social Determinants of Health: New and Enhanced Data Highlight Role for Public Health, Linda Kimsey, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, and Angela Peden
Association Between Sleep Duration and All-cause Mortality Among Participants Stratified by Metabolic Syndrome Status, Arshpreet Kaur Mallhi, Kelly L. Sullivan, Lili Yu, and Jian Zhang
What I Wish I Would’ve Known, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Conversations with Researchers, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble and V. M. Murry
Public Health SoTL: From Anecdote to Data, Katie M. Mercer and Kelly L. Sullivan
A Guide to Leading CHES Exam Sessions: Lessons Learned, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink
A Secondary Data Analysis Exploring the Impacts of Synchronous and Asynchronous Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Training: A Pilot Study, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink
Exploring the Impacts of Online Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Training, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink
Parental Knowledge, and Perceptions on Prevention of SUID and Infant Care, Dziyana Nazaruk, Janet Choongo, Ana Palacios, Nandi A. Marshall, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Predictors of Food Insecurity Among Southeastern College Students, Dziyana Nazaruk, Nandi A. Marshall, Christina S. Cook, Jeff Jones, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Modeling infections and deaths averted due to COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Ghana, Sylvia Ofori, Jessica S. Schwind, Kelly L. Sullivan, Gerardo Chowell, Benjamin Cowling, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Addressing the Social Needs and of Medicaid Enrollees: The Role of Medicaid Managed Care, Samuel T. Opoku
Alimentación Consciente y Saludable, Ana M. Palacios
Use of an Implementation Science Approach to Increase Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Offerings and Physical Activity Opportunities in Childcare Programs, Ana M. Palacios
Factors Associated With Nutritional Status in Infants and Young Children From Rural Honduras, Ana M. Palacios, Mario Keko, Aishat Adewoye, Haresh Rochani, Weston L. Oliver, J. Witt, Dziyana Nazaruk, Asli Aslan, Ana Gisela Ramos, and Laura Manship
Redressing structural inequities for HIV CBOs to end the HIV epidemic, Alyssa G. Robillard, Stacy Smallwood, Carmen H. Julious, Mark Douglas, Bambi Gaddist, and Tyler Singleton
Medical Diagnostics Accuracy Measures and Cut-point Selection: An Innovative Approach Based on Relative Net Benefit, Hani Samawi
New Post-test Diagnostic Accuracy Measures of a Continuous Test Based on the Average Predictive Values, Hani M. Samawi, Jing Kersey, Jingjing Yin, Chen Mo, and Haresh Rochani
Combating Implicit and Explicit Bias in Public Health, Stacy Smallwood
Health Equity in Action: Best Practices and Lessons Learned, Stacy Smallwood
Health Equity in Action: Implementing an Equity Agenda at the Local Level, Stacy Smallwood
